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    Graphene is a single layer of graphite made solely of carbon atoms. It is extremely strong, with a tensile strength 200 times that of steel. Graphene has potential uses in electronics due to its low resistance and semiconducting properties, however its conductivity can vary depending on the edge configuration of the graphene layer. Research is focused on controlling the edge alignment to overcome this obstacle and enable mass production of graphene for use in electronics and gas detection devices.

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    Graphene is a single layer of graphite made solely of carbon atoms. It is extremely strong, with a tensile strength 200 times that of steel. Graphene has potential uses in electronics due to its low resistance and semiconducting properties, however its conductivity can vary depending on the edge configuration of the graphene layer. Research is focused on controlling the edge alignment to overcome this obstacle and enable mass production of graphene for use in electronics and gas detection devices.

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    Laurie Clark-Michalek

    November 16, 2010

    Graphene is a material made solely of carbon.


    Another item that is formed soely of carbon is
    Key facts graphite. Graphite forms in layers, and graphene
    is simply a single layer of graphite.
    Graphene Graphene has very low resistance, giving it the ti-
    Intrinsic Strength 130GPa tle Semiconductor. This gives it great potential uses
    Youngs Modulus 0.5 TPa in the electronics industry. However, this property is
    Breaking Stress 42 Nm-1 not stable, and can vary with the edge con guration.
    Conductivity Semiconductor Graphene is amazingly strong; \One of the
    Width 0.335 nm strongest materials ever tests". It has an
    intrinsic strength 200 times that of steel.

    Graphene can be used in gas detection because its re-


    sistance changes when a molecule is adsorbed onto it.
    By passing a current through the sample, and mesur-
    ing the potential di erence, we can observe when a gas
    comes into contact with the sample.
    This method has currently been studied in detail using
    NH3 , CO2 , N2 , O2 , NO2 , NO and CO. However, only
    NH3 has been shown to have an e ect on armchair edged
    Graphene Nano Ribbons (GNRs).
    Due to the lack of sucess in transfering the
    theory into reality, it may be a long time be-
    fore we see Graphene Nano Ribbon gas detec-
    tors. However, they o er the opertunity to cre-
    ate extreamly cheap detectors that could help pre-
    vent fatal situations, such as a buildup of carbon
    monoxide that goes unnoticed, or somthing similar. Figure 1: The endless lattice of carbon atoms

    Graphene has two di erent ways to align it's


    edges. It can either align them in \ZigZag" form
    or \Arm Chair". This in uences the conductivity
    of the sample massivly. Due to the tiny size of the
    particles involved, it looks to be incredibly hard to
    control the alignment of the edges, and indeed, this
    is the main obstacle preventing the mass manufac-
    ture of graphene for use in electronics and related
    works. However, it also happens to be the area of
    graphene that is getting most reaserch.
    Hopefully, the challenge will be overcome one
    day, and graphene will be used in all kinds of devices,
    truly fu lling its prophercy of being \The material
    of the future".

    Figure 2: The two di erent edge alignments

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